Firebox

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a novel firebox. The firebox is comprised of: a casing, a water swivel or main water hookup, one or more hose reels within the turning knob attached to the reel, a lay flat discharge hose with a standard water clamp, a plurality of screws for the base/water swivels rotation joint, and a plurality of rubber hose hooks for main water supply and T joint.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of fire, particularly to afire hose reel box that is mounted within buildings and is supplied witha hose that is permanently connected to a water-supply.

(2) Background of the Invention

A number of United States patents have been granted disclosing thegeneral idea of a housing for a fire extinguisher. A typical housing,including a glass door, is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,015,250, issued toFudge on Mar. 29, 1977, which also includes a security alarm alertingthe owner whenever the door is opened. Another type of housing isdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,244,426, issued to Kerr on Jan. 13, 1981,wherein a fire extinguisher along with a fire hose is mounted within awall-hung box that has a front door with a decorative cover providedthereon. An advantage of the housing of the present invention, ascompared to the prior decorative housing, is the automatic opening ofthe decorative cover upon the detection of a fire with the simultaneousillumination of the extinguisher coupled with an audio alarm allowingfor the instant recognition of the need and location of the fireextinguisher. Other types of housings have been developed that contain afire hose, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,062,493, issued toSuggs on Dec. 13, 1977, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,018,242, issued to Schlegelon Apr. 19, 1977. Another approach is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.4,223,739, issued to Waters on Sep. 23, 1980, which discloses a portabledecorative housing containing a fire extinguisher that is operated whileremaining within the housing.

Existing fire hoses are susceptible to wear and tear. Furthermore,because there is no regulation to their rolling, they are knot prone.This is both inconvenient and dangerous.

The prior art is generally applied toward conventional cases, with nospecial installation environment for a tunnel or curved design. Anotherproblem is that the hose is not connected to a fire hydrant. The hosesare also often knotted or prone to clogging when water begins to flowthrough them. To solve this problem, various attempts have been made,such as those found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,729,434 to Rohrbach Jerry T, U.S.Pat. No. 3,935,879 to Nomi Bosaikogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, U.S. Pat. No.9,850,29 to Adolph A Hein, U.S. Pat. No. 2,071,731 to James A Craig andDavies Ernest, which developed a fire hydrant box that includes the box,fire hydrants, hose reel, and a support frame. The support frame and ahollow sleeve with linked inlet and outlet holes, the hollow lumen ofthe sleeve in to the reel by the bearing and a nut fixed to the reel,the water header is provided with water blocking ring, the inner cavityof the reel on the reel with the end portion of the hollow between thebearing sleeve interlinked. There is still a lot of inconvenience in theabove patents and irrationality design.

What is needed is a firebox that is easily installed by anyone and isalso connected to the water supply, thereby providing the properchannelization of water.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This utility model's main purpose is to: solve the problem of theexisting prior art in order to develop a reasonable structure,convenient operation, and aesthetic appearance of afire box.

The new fire box has a box body. Said housing is provided with a waterswivel in the middle of the box. One side of the firebox is comprised ofholes for the hose reel. The reel includes a turning knob. The designfurther includes either a flat discharge hose, or standard water clamps.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are that the fire hosecan more effectively avoid wear and tear, and resist winding kinks.

An objective of the present invention is to provide a relativelyinexpensive and cost-efficient firebox that provides easy accessibility,easy installation, and which may possibly save lives and property.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a firebox thatwill not run out of water. Furthermore, anyone may use the presentinvention.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a decorativefirebox.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of theinvention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is notlimited in its application to the details of construction and to thearrangements of the components set forth in the following description orillustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of otherembodiments, and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminologyemployed herein are for the purpose of description, and should not beregarded as limiting.

These, together with other objectives of the invention and the variousfeatures of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed outwith particularity in the disclosure. For a better understanding of theinvention, its operating advantages, and the specific objectivesattained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanyingdrawings and descriptive matter, in which there are illustratedpreferred embodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood, and objectives other than thoseset forth above will become apparent, when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 shows front and side view of preferred water hose system.

FIG. 2 shows a double reel model of the preferred firebox.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MENTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown,by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention maybe practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail toenable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is tobe understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that otherembodiments may be utilized, and that structural, logical, andelectrical changes may be made without departing from the spirit andscope of the present invention. The following detailed description is,therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of thepresent invention is defined by the appended claims and theirequivalents.

Refering FIG. 1, front and right side view of a new fire box is shown.In the front view, the fire box of current invention comprises of afirebox housing 1 and firebox support stand 2. The firebox housing andfirebox support stand are held in place by bolt screws 3 as shown infront view of figure. The hose reel rests within the firebox housing andmounted over rewind or turning knob 4 as shown in right side view ofFIG. 1.

A fire hose nozzle 5 is also shown front view of figure. The fire hosenozzle is connected with fire hose with a standard water clamp. Rubberhose hooks are provided for main water supply 6 as shown in right sideview. The fire box will be reversible, with a water swivel or main waterhook up in the middle. Also shown in side view of figure is optaionaltwo fireboxes.

FIG. 2 illustrates the a proposed coupling of two fire box support stand2 without the firebox housing or casing. The fire box hose from the mainwater line to water swivels rotation joint, which goes into the fireboxwith the fire hose reel. The fire hose reel couples to the lay flatdischarge hose using a standard water hose coupling. The water swiveland water hook are 1½ in wide with 12″×12″ dimension. They are made ofplastic or metal.

The Firebox of further includes braces, that resist the movement of firebox by distributing pressure onto the periphery of the frame. Inparticular, the support system is arranged in an L-shape manner, whichprovides proper support to the fire box and easily fits over manydifferent locations.

In the construction of the present firebox, a single fire box will beapproximately 1½×12″×12″. One side of the firebox will have an 11″ holein the hose reel to connect to the turning knob that is attached to thereel. It also includes a lay flat discharge hose ½, or ¾ standard waterclamps. The other side of box has a ⅛″ wide hole with 11 circles for thereel to rest in the water swivel.

Advantageously, the present invention may be easily accessible, easilyinstalled, and will not run out of water. In addition, anyone can useit, even children and the elderly. Furthermore, it is economical, andmay reduce fire insurance by saving lives and property.

In another aspect, the present firebox is available in different shapesand sizes. Preferably, it is available in the toy shape. A fireboxaccording to the present invention, regardless of shape, size andappearance, will easily fit over different structures. In an emergencysituation, it will be easily accessible.

It is to be understood that the above description is intended to beillustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-discussedembodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many otherembodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewingthe above description.

The benefits and advantages that may be provided by the presentinvention have been described above with regard to specific embodiments.These benefits and advantages, and any elements or limitations that maycause them to occur or to become more pronounced, are not to beconstrued as critical, required, or essential features of any or all ofthe embodiments.

While the present invention has been described with reference toparticular embodiments, it should be understood that the embodiments areillustrative, and that the scope of the invention is not limited tothese embodiments. Many variations, modifications, additions, andimprovements to the embodiments described above are possible. It iscontemplated that these variations, modifications, additions, andimprovements fall within the scope of the invention.

I claim:
 1. A Firebox comprising: a casing; a water swivel or main waterhookup; one or more hose reels mounted on the turning knob that isattached to the reel; a flat lay discharge hose with standard waterclamp; a plurality of screws for the base/water swivels rotation joint,a plurality of rubber hose hooks for the main water supply and T joint.2. The Firebox of claim 1, wherein said casing is available in differentshapes and sizes.
 3. The Firebox of claim 1, wherein said box furthercomprising a brace providing proper support to the fire box and easilyfitting over different structures.
 4. The Firebox of claim 3, whereinsaid brace is arranged in an L-shape manner.
 5. A Firebox comprising: acasing; a water swivel or main water hookup; at least one hose reelswithin the turning knob attached to the reel; a flat lay discharge hosewith a standard water clamp; a plurality of screws for the base/waterswivels rotation joint; and a plurality of rubber hose hooks for mainwater supply and T joint.
 6. The Firebox of claim 5, wherein said casingis 1½×12″×12″ inches.
 7. The Firebox of claim 5, wherein one side ofsaid firebox has an 11″ hole for the hose reel to rest within saidturning knob attached to the reel.
 8. The Firebox of claim 5, whereinthe other side of side firebox is ⅛″ wide with 11 circles for said reel.9. The Firebox of claim 5 is further comprised of a flat lay dischargehose ½, or ¾ standard water clamps.
 10. The Firebox of claim 5 isavailable in the shape of the toy.